Aztecs

"It is unclear why Sivert at a certain point began to call a type of his sculptures 'Aztec' or 'Aztecs'.

The Aztecs were a powerful Mesoamerican civilization in central Mexico. Their empire dominated the region from the 14th century until the Spanish conquest in 1521. The capital Tenochtitlán was located on islands in a lake, on the site where today's Mexico City stands.

The Aztecs are known for a religious culture where human sacrifice played a central role, but also for their well-developed society and advanced civilization. A large part of their history still lies buried beneath Mexico City, where archaeologists continue to excavate to deepen the knowledge of this fascinating people.

Aztec art is deeply religious and symbolic. It is known, among other things, for magnificent stone sculptures, advanced feather work, and gold jewelry. The art had an important religious function, while also expressing and manifesting the empire's power.

When Sivert completed the catalog AKVARELLER m.m. for the exhibition at Konstakademien, I assisted him as editor. It was then that I experienced a correspondence between the sub-objects placed in his watercolors and the mysterious stone forms that have been recovered from the early Mayan culture."
/JÖ

Kalejdoskop started in the autumn of 1975 as a journal for international contemporary art and quickly gained subscribers throughout Scandinavia. Already after a year, the operations expanded to also include book publishing.
The journal subsequently published six issues per year for an entire decade and ceased publication only in 1985.